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Ā mātou ture
Our rules and legislation
Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Whilst you can act by majority, you all share equally in any decisions made by the trust, good or bad.
Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe
Act without personal profit
You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee.
Apply online
Download the application form
Te tono ki te tohu i tētahi mema hou o te komiti (utu tāpae $228)
Apply to appoint a new committee member (filing fee $228)
When a vacancy in the committee remains unfilled following an annual general meeting or special general meeting (SGM), any shareholder can apply to appoint a new member.
Me kī i whakaaroarohia te kuhunga ki te whenua Māori i te tukutanga o te taitara o te whenua i te tuatahi, ā, i te nuinga o te wā:
ka hangaia he ara hei kuhunga ki te whenua
i reira tētahi ara tūmatanui, tūmataiti rānei i mua mō te whenua, tērā rānei
i whakaurua pea he ara kuhu ki te whenua i mua, e whiti ana i te whenua o te kiritata.
Request a rehearing in Pātaka Whenua
Download the application form
Te pīra i tētahi whakatau (utu tāpae $399)
Appeal a decision (filing fee $399)
If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20200005314 3/06/2020 CJ 2020/18 - Te Rata Phillips also known as Te Rata Ben Phillips or Te Rata Te Rata Phillips or Terata Phillips - and a succession order made at 71 Waikato Maniapoto MB 121-126 on 22 January 2014 -
Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Te Iringa Hikatangata 1.
Contents:
Applications for hearing in OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU 2023:
2 - 10 Te Rohe o Aotea
11 - 16 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
17 - 27 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
28 - 31 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
32 - 35 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
36 - 47 Te Rohe o Waiariki
48 - 52 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
53 - 69 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
70 - 71 Chief Judge Applications To Be Heard
73 Te Kooti Whenua Mäori |...
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20170006851 22/11/2017 CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu or Te Hika Whatu or Darkie Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu Te Tua and succession orders made at 226 Rotorua MB 182-184 on 27 February 1990 and 13 Waiariki
MB 138-140 on 6 August 2010 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Nganehu Whatu 1.